Engaku-ji

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The Engaku-ji ( Kyūjitai : 圓覺 寺 , Shinjitai : 円 覚 寺 ; named after the Yuanjue jing ( Chinese  圓覺 經 , Pinyin Yuánjué jīng  - "Sūtra of perfect enlightenment"; Japanese 円 覚 経 , Engaku-kyō )) is a Buddhist temple in the Japanese city ​​of Kamakura ( Kanagawa Prefecture ) and one of the main temples of the Rinzai-shu . It is located in the north of the city in the Yamanouchi district near the Kita-Kamakura train station (North Kamakura) on the Yokosuka train line from Tokyo .

The temple was completed in 1282 under the supervision of the regent Hōjō Tokimune (1251-1284). Originally, the temple was intended for the Chinese Chan monk Lanxi Daolong ( 蘭溪 道 隆 , Lánxī Dàolóng ; Japanese 蘭 渓 道 隆 , Rankei Dōryū; 1213-1278), who died before the construction was completed. The temple was therefore rededicated to the victims of the Mongol invasions in Japan and Tokimune's own Zen teacher, Wuxue Zuyuan ( 無 學 祖 元 , Wúxué Zǔyuán ; Japanese 無 学 祖 元 , Mugaku Sogen ; 1226–1286) was appointed as headmaster. Further, significant and active on Engaku-ji Chinese Chan monks were Daxiu Zhengnian ( 大休正念 , Dàxiū Zhèngniàn ; Jap. 大休正念 , Daikyu Shōnen ; 1214-1289) and Qingzhuo Zhengcheng ( 淸拙正澄 , Qingzhuo Zhengcheng ; Jap. 清 拙 正 澄 , Seisetsu Shōchō ; 1274–1339).

The Engaku-ji belonged to the Gozan system early on and remained one of the most important Zen temples and an important center of Sino-Japanese culture throughout the Kamakura period . The temple later fell out of favor with the rulers and had to survive without government funding until the Edo period when the Tokugawa began to support it. Many of the buildings that were destroyed by earthquakes and fire at that time were rebuilt at this time under the monk Seisetsu Shūcho ( 誠 拙 周 樗 ; 1745-1820), giving the temple much of its present shape. Other important monks at the temple in modern times were u. a. Imakita Kōsen ( 今 北 洪川 ; 1816-1892), under which the temple became one of the most influential Zen temples in eastern Japan, and his disciple Shaku Sōen ( 釋 宗 演 ; 1859-1919), who served on the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago introduced the western world to Japanese Zen.

In 1923, most of the buildings were destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake . The reconstruction took several decades.

Web links

Commons : Engaku-ji  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ tokyo-tokyo.com: Kita-Kamakura. Retrieved on May 7, 2011.
    marcopolo.de: Kamakura: Sights - Travel Guide Japan. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

Coordinates: 35 ° 20 '15.74 "  N , 139 ° 32' 50.99"  E